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Evidence for a genetic component in sudden infant death syndrome.
Child: care, health and development - 1 Sept 2002
Gordon A E, MacKenzie D A C, El Ahmer O R, Al Madani O M, Braun J M, Weir D M, Busuttil A, Blackwell C C
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There is increasing evidence that inflammatory responses have been elicited in some Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) infants and that these responses are under genetic control. The objective of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that the cytokine responses of SIDS parents (n = 41) differed significantly from control donors (n = 61). Blood samples were stimulated with the staphylococcal toxin TSST-1...
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